Jones Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get straight into it. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—this stretch is looking tough for surfers. Over the next 16 days, the forecast for Jones Beach is pretty much a bust. There’s a long gap right from the start with no real surf to get excited about.

The action kicks off Monday, August 3rd, but you’re looking at a poor setup. Swell comes in around 6 ft from the SSE and S directions, with a period of just 8 seconds—short period windswell, not groundswell. The wind’s a fresh cross-onshore, making things lumpy and choppy. Combined wave energy is moderate at 402, but it’s messy. Not worth paddling out.

Tuesday the 4th, the swell drops fast—3 ft in the morning and down to 2 ft by afternoon. Periods are short, 7 seconds. Light crosswind and gentle cross-onshore breezes keep the surface bumpy. Energy’s weak now, 143 in the morning and 70 later. Still poor.

Wednesday the 5th brings a bit more size—5 ft to 5 ft—but with onshores and cross-shore winds gusting up to 19 mph. The wind’s fresh and there’s storm risk. The swell’s still short period, and the energy hits 369 in the afternoon, but it’s all wind-chop and lumpy. Not your day.

Thursday the 6th, you’ve got 3 ft to 5 ft but period drops to 6 seconds. Winds are cross-onshore or strong onshore. Energy’s weak to moderate, 148 tops. Still poor.

Friday the 7th through Sunday the 9th, it’s tiny—2 ft to 3 ft, 6-second period, mostly onshore or cross-onshore. Light breezes sometimes but the swell’s just too weak. Energy barely hits 86. Nothing doing.

Monday the 10th to Wednesday the 12th, the swell stays below 3 ft, period 5-6 seconds. Winds shift to cross-off and clean at times, which would be great if there were any actual swell. But there isn’t. The energy is tiny.

Thursday the 13th to Sunday the 16th, similar story—swell between 1 ft and 3 ft, short period, but you do get some cleaner conditions with cross-off and offshore winds. Saturday the 15th morning has WNW cross-off wind at 16 mph and clean surf, but the swell is only 3 ft from the S at 7 seconds. Energy is 85. It’s rideable for a small-wave board but nothing special.

Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th stay tiny—1 ft to 3 ft, mostly clean or gentle cross-onshore. Still not worth a trip.

No standout days here. The best you’ll get is maybe Saturday the 15th or Sunday the 16th morning, when it’s clean and small, but don’t expect much. For beginners, anything over 5 ft is too big, but we never even hit that consistently with good conditions. For experts, there’s nothing over 8 ft anyway.

Honestly, this outlook is a dud. Jones Beach has a long blank stretch ahead. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. If you’re desperate, Saturday the 15th morning with that clean cross-off wind and a tiny 3 ft S swell might give you a few soft ones on a longboard. But I’d keep the board in the car and check the forecast again.

Rusty.

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